That being said; Almost every single ban can be approached in a tactful manner and you can appeal it to the mods.

We will listen, and we'll hear out your apology.

That being said, we'll ask you point out which rule you broke (so that we know you read the rules when you appeal), but... we're no longer issue warnings. As a default subreddit, we're taking ourselves very seriously and we will continue to run the sub this way because it's working.

I've been thinking about discussing "recipes" no longer counting as LPT's...

We've had discussions about shortcuts for windows, applications, and etc.. and since you all seem to like those, we'll continue to allow those.

What the mod squad is curious about is, what do you want to see changed? What do you want added? What can we do to make this place better.

I wanted to start a topic to generate discussion and get some ideas from users on: How to make friends and meet new people.

I got the idea for this subject matter from a self post I saw a user make - they were just fresh out of High School and were going to be studying college courses at home. They were worried about meeting new people, making friends, future relationship prospects.

This got me thinking, a lot of people wonder this and deal with this issue, not just at this age! So I figured /r/LifeProTips might have some good answers, and if not there would be some creative snarky comments we could laugh at. :)

Feel free to share your tips relating to this and what you've found works and/or doesn't work!

TL;DR: it's simpler; it avoids bulk and awkwardness; it's easier to submit assignments and copy notes for classmates; it helps break things down by chapter or unit; it's less wasteful.

What you'll need:

One to many packs of loose leaf paper.

One folder per class.

You'll take notes on the loose sheets of paper and store them in the respective class's folder. When you finish a "unit" (delimited by a major test), you can staple that unit's notes together, put them in the back of the folder, and start a new set.

Advantages:

No bulkiness or awkward writing caused by a notebook's spiral or binding.

Lighter than having a whole notebook's worth of blank paper at the start of the semester.

No need to tear paper out of a notebook when submitting an assignment.

Tips for using this strategy:

Start out with something like 20 to 50 blank sheets of paper in each class's folder. Restock as you take notes and run low on blank sheets.

Use one of the folder's pockets for notes, the other for all handouts (worksheets, returned tests, etc).

If you get a ton of handouts, you may want to combine notes and handouts in each pocket.

Get high quality folders. Sturdy. If you can tear it easily with your fingertips, it will be falling apart by the end of term. You're spending hundreds on books; it's okay to spend a few bucks more on folders that will last.

Use a different color folder for each class.

Instead of splitting the notes by "unit", you could do it by chapter or something else, whatever works best for you and your class.

Optional: Each time you start a fresh sheet, write a page number on the front and back to help keep them all in order.

Optional: Write the unit's topic at the top of the first sheet in red ink and/or big print.

Disadvantages:

Risk of running out of paper if you forget to restock. (Surely you can bum a couple sheets off classmates in the meantime.)

Risk of losing notes. You have to be good about putting them back in the folder after use.

Notes can get out of order if you're flipping through them a lot before they're stapled. This is where numbering them can help.

The school must have the medication in the correct, labeled bottle. Therefore, you need two, one for home, one for school. It also prevents you from getting in legal trouble for carrying a schedule II medication without the proper bottle.

Up until a few months ago, I managed all sorts of apartment complexes - and I'll clue you in on something: at every property, particularly large complexes, there is an absolute lowest amount of rent they can charge for an apartment. Market rent is usually $50-$200 above that amount monthly. When you tour an apartment, always tell the manager/leasing agent that your budget is about that much LESS than what they're quoting you, and mention that you've looked at a couple other places that are just as nice/convenient/whatever that fit that budget. They'll come down on the monthly rate. They budget for concessions every month to get people to move in. You talk them down $100/month and sign a year lease? Bam, $1200 saved.

Also, get a concession off the first month by telling them you don't NEED to move until a certain point, but you'd consider moving earlier if they have a "move-in" or "look and lease" special, or need the occupancy. For example, if you start looking today, and you actually need an apartment on August 10th, DON'T TELL THEM THAT. Tell them you need to move by mid-September, but you would consider moving earlier if it was financially reasonable. They'll cut you a deal, "$500 off August" or maybe even August free, just to get you to sign. And just like that, you have a free or cheap first month just because they thought you were making a sacrifice to help them get the occupancy up at their property.

TL;DR: Never pay full market price for an apartment. There is WAY more room for negotiation than you think.

If you try to get out of the situation by lying, feigning ignorance, or bullshitting the person who caught you, either you have to do some impeccable bullshitting, or you really should just admit your wrongdoing.

A light addition to your pocket that's a great way to start conversations with (and seem cool and capable to) the people who will invariably need them, even if you aren't smoking or drinking. Good advice for pubs, too, or really anywhere.

Anything else you've found to be a useful "loaner" accessory? A Swiss army knife might also be good...

EDIT: Okay, you can open a bottle with a lighter, TIL. @(u_u) "LifeProTips, where OP goes to get corrected." Thanks!

Fairly self-explanatory. I want to start riding my bike to work but I don't want to get my work clothes wrinkled or sweaty. I'd toss them in a backpack or satchel but they risk getting wrinkled. There's no iron at my work and I can't bring one in for myself, so I'm wondering if there's any simple way of ensuring my clothes stay in working condition during the ride. Thanks!

It's been getting worse as I've gotten older an now to the point where if I am outside for more than 5 minutes in mildly hot temperatures I am already dripping. Asked my doctor and got the answer that the only solution is Botox injections to the sweat glass in my face

Make sure you add some shower treads to the bottom of the tub (this improves the traction and prevents sliding). I take pretty efficient showers, so the container is usually less than 25% full when I'm done.

Just type in cmd.exe (on windows7, I can even directly type it in the search bar from the start menu) :

shutdown -s -t X

with X the number of seconds in which you want your OS to shutdown. (ex : "shutdown -s -t 7200" for 2 hours).

I'm using it for quite some time so I can fall asleep watching some meaningless show. No need to worry anymore that your computer will run all night or install some useless software that will probably run that command.

Sadly, I only know for Windows 7 as it is what I use every day. I assume pretty much every Windows will have this feature. Please feel free to share if you know similar commands for other operating systems.

While the emotion of the moment can be heart-wrenching, the best thing you can do for a beggar, especially a child is to simply show kindness and treat them like a person rather than an object to be pitied.

Do not hear me say do nothing, offering food that is local (not foreign candy) like bread or a small piece of fruit is generally ok. Alternatively, give to organizations that have a long-term presence in the area and are working to combat the root issues of begging dependency, child trafficking, and abuse.

I have just seen a lot of people unknowingly do harm with good intentions.

Source: I grew up in Katmandu, Nepal and saw a lot of this first hand. As well as spent a fair amount of time in college cooking for and hanging out with homeless people.

This also works for other foods like nuts, cereals etc. Freezing moth-susceptible foods for a day or two after you bring them home from the store will kill any moths/larvae hiding inside and prevent them from spreading inside your cupboards.